BOXER

Carlos Monzón

1942 - 1995

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Carlos Roque Monzón (7 August 1942 – 8 January 1995), nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for 7 years. He successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters and is widely regarded as not only one of the best middleweights in history but also one of the greatest boxers of all time pound-for-pound. Known for his speed, punching power and relentless work rate, Monzon ended his career with a record of 87-3-9-1 with 59 knockouts; all of his losses were early in his career and were avenged. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Monzón has received more than 1,020,779 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Monzón is the 12th most popular boxer (up from 17th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Carlos Monzón ranks 12 out of 496. Before him are Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Max Schmeling, Jake LaMotta, and Sonny Liston. After him are Evander Holyfield, Jack Dempsey, Primo Carnera, Roberto Durán, Larry Holmes, and Teófilo Stevenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Carlos Monzón ranks 92. Before him are George Jung, Donna Leon, Maria Kaczyńska, Amine Gemayel, Pál Schmitt, and Bert Sakmann. After him are Michel Fourniret, Péter Medgyessy, Rose Francine Rogombé, Milan Milutinović, Michael York, and Daniela Bianchi. Among people deceased in 1995, Carlos Monzón ranks 46. Before him are Rory Gallagher, John Vincent Atanasoff, Pierre Schaeffer, Alonzo Church, Ernest Walton, and Lita Grey. After him are Ștefan Kovács, Siad Barre, Ernest Gellner, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Peter Townsend, and Miklós Rózsa.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Carlos Monzón ranks 48 out of 1,154. Before him are Lucio Fontana (1899), César Pelli (1926), Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793), Carlos Bilardo (1938), Chris de Burgh (1948), and Violet Jessop (1887). After him are Jorge Valdano (1955), Manuel Belgrano (1770), Raimundo Orsi (1901), Ramón Díaz (1959), Alberto Granado (1922), and Eduardo Duhalde (1941).

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Among BOXERS In Argentina

Among boxers born in Argentina, Carlos Monzón ranks 1. After him are Oscar Bonavena (1942), Pascual Pérez (1926), Santiago Lovell (1912), Rafael Iglesias (1924), Carmelo Robledo (1912), Héctor Méndez (1897), Oscar Casanovas (1914), Víctor Avendaño (1907), Arturo Rodríguez (1907), Amado Azar (1913), and Horacio Accavallo (1934).

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